The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

This effigy of Peter the Great is greatly disproportionate.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Museum design and public transportation meet in this unique Russian train car.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.